The Sr. Engineering Manager, uses a platform agnostic approach to oversee the design, delivery and sustainment to aircraft baselines and revisions. As a technical leader of a multi-discipline team, you will develop and update program hardware, software and processes; manage IPT and subcontractor development efforts; integrate new/updated COTS/GOTS into the baseline; support Engineering Change Proposals; support system checkout and support the Test & Evaluation team throughout contractor testing and system fielding. You will also support the growth capability to posture our team for MOSA/SOSA requirements as well as assist with the strategic alignment focusing on the future of system integration on new aviation platforms.
Primary Responsibilities. - Airworthiness Compliance: Ensuring all engineering designs, modifications, and repairs strictly adhere to aviation regulations (e.g., FAA, EASA, MIL-STD, etc.).
- Certification Support: Overseeing the preparation, review, and submission of technical documentation for Type Certifications (TC) or Supplemental Type Certifications (STC).
- Audit Readiness: Leading the engineering team through rigorous internal and external quality audits to maintain company certification status (AS9100, Engineering Edge).
- Safety-Critical Design: Enforcing strict adherence to Configuration Management and system safety assessment processes to guarantee flight safety.
- Technical Reviews: Chairing Design Reviews (PDR/CDR) and sign-offs for complex aerospace hardware, software, or airborne electronic hardware.
- Resource Allocation: Managing a team of specialized engineers (e.g., structural, mechanical, production, electrical, etc.) and assigning them to project milestones based on capacity and expertise.
- Mentorship & Training: Upskilling engineers on complex aerospace requirements, structural analysis software, and evolving regulatory frameworks.
- Milestone Execution: Driving engineering schedules to hit strict aviation milestones, ensuring deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnering with Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Supply Chain, and Chief Engineers across the portfolio to transition designs into physical production.
Basic Qualifications. - Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a minimum of 8 years of related work experience
- Mission Equipment Payload (MEP) systems integration experience in manned or unmanned ISR fixed-wing aircraft to include outer mold line modifications (8 years minimum).
- Work experience with aircraft manufacturing, modification, and/or repair station operations
- Familiarity with FAA and DOD Commercial Derivative Aircraft (CDA) Programs and Airworthiness Policies
- Technical leadership experience (8 years minimum) leading a medium-to-large program supporting design, development, integration, and testing of a complex, multi-component ISR system into manned or unmanned fixed-wing aircraft.
- Ability to mentor and lead a technical team.
Preferred Qualifications.- Modular & Open Architectures: Experience implementing Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) or Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) frameworks to support rapid technology insertion.
- System Integration: Expertise in integrating complex airborne sensor payloads, including Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), or Long-Range Radar (LRR) systems.
- Lifecycle Tools: Proficiency with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and robust configuration management practices.
- Platform Modification Experience: Engineering experience with Business Class Jets, DCH-8, and Beechcraft King Air 200 & 300
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Original Posting:July 1, 2026
Pay Range:Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
